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Motorola Debut can be purchased with Nextel Direct Connect® calling plans in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint retail stores, Business Direct Sales, Telesales (1-800-Nextel-9) and Web sales for just $99.99 with a two-year service agreement …. 2 Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges and/or additional charges may apply. Wireless email functionality requires an email account with wireless server capabilities. …

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Agreed re the CDMA side of things.   However, iDEN is seriously an uptapped resource.  The fact that the company is losing post-paid iDEN subscribers, I believe, has more to do with a combination of things.  First, the fact that this company is offering unlimited everything to Boost users at a flat $50/month while post-paid users have to pay easily $70+ for the same services is one reason.  Secondly,

Just wondering why on my Google page the widget is now requiring me to sign in each time I visit the iGoogle page. It hadn’t done this in the past. Just started happening a day or so ago.

 

It is quite annoying now that I have to re-sign in for every time I go to my Google page!

Again, this is yet another example of Boost pre-paid getting a phone BEFORE Nextel post-paid.  Something just isn’t right here, and I believe the blame should be put squarely on our illustrious management. 

 

As for the info, thanks for the post Sarah.

dlmac41:

 

As I stated to TRKR13, your post is useless and pointless because it is being posted in the completely WRONG area of this forum.  If you were using VAM, then it’s a different story, but you never mentioned it.  Furthermore, this particular thread is about the VAM SURVEY!

 

Seriously, people (especially you newbies)…if you’re going to post a rant, great…do so in the rant section UNLESS it has something DIRECTLY to do with VAM, surveys in general, or this survey in particular.  To address anything else (e.g., poor customer service, annoyed pricing schemes, etc.) is simply ignorant and it makes your complaint/rant completely irrelevant.  

 

Just wanted to let you know.  

Here we go again!!! I seem to remember a comparison of the Instink to the Iphone ad that they conviently don’t show anymore. Just another hype campaign where they’ll end up promising the world.

The LIVE portion of this event is over. The forum will be monitored daily for the next 2 weeks to answer additional questions.

The 2009 hurricane season will be here before you know it and as usual, Sprint has made strategic preparations within its network and business continuity divisions, and Emergency Response Team to ensure a seamless communications experience for customers, first responders, and business clients that may be impacted by storms.

In recognition of National Hurricane Preparedness Week and in an effort to remind our customers and business clients what we’re doing to prepare for hurricane season, Sprint is hosting a live forum session with Tanya Lin, manager of the Sprint Emergency Response Team and Mark Sudduth, founder of HurricaneTrack.com.

This live forum will take place next Wednesday, May 27 at 1 p.m. EST. Buzz About Wireless users will be able to ask our guests information about Sprint’s preparations; what the company has done in the past to ensure seamless wireless coverage during a major storm of hurricane; how Sprint’s wireless service proves beneficial to customers, businesses, and first responders; and tips that customers can utilize to stay connected to their family and friends during an emergency situation.

In addition, Mark Sudduth can discuss how he uses Sprint technology to assist with collecting data and report on hurricanes and tropical storms as they make landfall. During a storm, he uses a high-speed mobile broadband card to monitor, collect and share hurricane data, photographs and video instantaneously with the public, government agencies, corporate clients and broadcasters through his website. Through the years, Mark has experienced some of the nation’s worst storms including Hurricane Katrina.

To join that forum event on Wednesday, May 27 or view to the forum for 2 weeks after the live event click here.

If you are unable to attend the live event or wish to pre-submit questions, please email them to asksprintert@buzzaboutwireless.com.

Sprint collaborated with MSN and Mindshare to launch a new small business website  – Businessonmain.msn.com. The site is designed to help small business owners exchange ideas, gain actionable knowledge from business experts, promote their business and, bottom line, help them adapt, grow and succeed.

Business on Main offers visitors –

• The opportunity to post questions and receive real-time answers from other business owners in the community area, from related articles or from an industry expert who will provide personalized answers to any business problem.

• A wealth of articles written by experts and sourced from leading business sites.

• A unique opportunity to network with other small business owners. With a community element in place today, the community will become more robust by mid-year 2009. At that time, not only will business owners be able to set up a profile for themselves or their company and set up groups based on industries or locality, they can also get a news feed of popular articles, tools and resources in their community.

• A bank of Tools and Resources offering practical ways to improve business and support owners by making life a little bit easier.

• In every section of Business on Main, users can comment, share, post questions, provide advice, submit challenges and vote on the shows making the site a truly interactive experience.

Businessonmain.msn.com also features original video content to provide small business owners with a unique opportunity to gain advice from business leaders and gain actionable knowledge that can be applied to their business immediately. Original programming includes –

• Business Fantasy Camp – In each episode, a small business owner will spend time shadowing a mentor, who will offer on-the-fly training, tips and advice on how to tackle each business owner’s specific business challenges.

• Cool Runnings – Each episode will chronicle the big ideas and trends shaping small business, and the innovative companies and people that embody success in the business world. Featured companies will be more than just balance-sheet success stories; the series will focus on fun work environments that have a buzz that makes them special.

“Business On Main delivers what small business owners have told us they want — a one-stop shop with tips and tools to enhance business operations and productivity, access to expert sources who can provide information that can be applied immediately, and a direct connection to interact and build relationships with other entrepreneurs,” said Tim Donahue, vice president of business marketing, Sprint. “We’re excited to partner with MSN and Mindshare to offer this unique online destination that will help small businesses be successful, especially given this challenging economic environment.”

Sprint is a launching a new TV and internet campaigns that takes on a fresh look and feel and further defines the immediacy and relevance of the Sprint Now Network™ for wireless users.

The first of a series of TV commercials will start tonight ( Monday, April 6) with a :60 spot entitled “What’s Happening”. The ad will air during prime time on network and cable channels nationwide, but you can see it here first: http://forums.buzzaboutwireless.com/t5/Sprint-Videos/New-TV-spot-What-s-Happening/ba-p/100767

A new widget also launched today that shows what the Now Network brings to you in a dynamic manner and illustrates what ispossible through your handset. It is available by going to www.sprint.com/nownetwork.

Join Sprint in participating in the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) initiative “Plug-In To eCycling National Cell Phone Recycling Week” from April 6-12, 2009.

Sprint has set a goal to collect 250,000 phones in April, and will collect phones throughout the month of April to boost recovery and enable consumers to mail-in phones beyond the official campaign week. 

To make it easy to participate, Sprint offers two free and easy programs: Sprint Buyback and Sprint Project Connect^SM

•   - Sprint Buyback allows Sprint customers to return eligible Sprint or Nextel devices in exchange for account credit. Customers can participate in the Sprint Buyback program by going to www.sprint.com/recycle, calling toll-free (866) 364-5680 or going to any of the more than 1,200 Sprint-owned retail stores nationwide.
• - Sprint Project Connect accepts all wireless phones, batteries, accessories and data cards, regardless of carrier or condition. Free postage-paid envelopes are available at any Sprint-owned retail store and come in the box with most new phones sold by Sprint. Free postage-paid mailing labels are also available at www.sprint.com/recycle. All net proceeds generated from the wireless equipment collected by Sprint Project Connect help keep kids safer online through Sprint’s 4NetSafety^SM program. Charitable partners include the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the NEA Health Information Network.

For more information on Sprint programs that protect the environment, go to: http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/sustainability.html or visit our blog Buzz about Sustainability.

To print out a postage-paid wireless recycling shipping label, please visit www.sprint.com/recycle.

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